COPA to release video of shootout that killed man, wounded Chicago police officer
CHICAGO -- Video of a deadly shooting involving five Chicago Police officers last month is expected to be released on Tuesday.The Civilian Office of Police Accountability, or COPA, said it will share the body camera footage publicly.On March 21, police shot and killed 26-year-old Dexter Reed, a former basketball player at Morton College in Cicero.
Shots were fired, and Reed was killed – while one of the officers was shot in the left wrist.At the time, Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said there was one man in the car and an exchange of gunfire between him and officers.Reed was pronounced dead from his injuries at the hospital.
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